Marco Cavagna

Minor planets discovered: 19<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />

7199 Brianza	28 March 1994	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
7848 Bernasconi	22 February 1996	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
8106 Carpino	23 December 1994	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
8935 Beccaria	11 January 1997	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
13777 Cielobuio	20 October 1998	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
16682 Donati	18 March 1994	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
19287 Paronelli	22 February 1996	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
19318 Somanah	2 December 1996	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
23571 Zuaboni	1 January 1995	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp	27 February 1998	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
33035 Pareschi	27 September 1997	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
33151 Tomasobelloni	25 February 1998	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
35316 Monella	11 January 1997	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
55854 Stoppani	8 November 1996	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
69971 Tanzi	18 November 1998	Template:Small
Template:Mp	8 April 1997	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp	13 February 1997	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Template:Mp	6 February 1997	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
185733 Luigicolzani	28 November 1998	Template:SmallTemplate:Ref label
Co-discovery made with: Template:Note label V. Giuliani Template:Note label A. Testa Template:Note label P. Sicoli Template:Note label F. Manca Template:Note label E. Galliani Template:Note label P. Chiavenna Template:Note label P. Ghezzi

Marco Cavagna (1958 – August 9, 2005) was an Italian amateur astronomer.<ref name="Obituary" />

Biography

During his career, Cavagna discovered numerous asteroids, operating from the Sormano Astronomical Observatory in Sormano, northern Italy. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 19 minor planets he made between 1994 and 1998.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /> In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of Italy's leading observers of comets and national coordinator during the International Halley Watch in 1986.<ref name="Obituary" /> Cavagna was also a lecturer at the planetarium of Milan, co-founder of the Sormano Observatory, and a consultant for IAU's commission XX (Positions & motions of minor planets, comets and satellites).<ref name="Obituary" />

Cavagna died of a stroke on 9 August 2005. The 0.5-meter Ritchey–Chrétien telescope at Sormano Observatory is now named in his memory.<ref name="Obituary" /> The inner main-belt asteroid 10149 Cavagna, discovered by astronomers Maura Tombelli and Andrea Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory, was named after him in 1999 (Template:Small).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" /><ref name="10149-Cavagna" />

Personal life

Cavagna was married to amateur astronomer Emanuela Galliani and they are jointly credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of asteroid (23571) Zuaboni on 1 January 1995.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano website

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